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Posted on 02/10/2016 8:33:39 AM PST by conservativejoy
Republican Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie has dropped out of the presidential race, reports Fox Business.
Despite a strategy that heavily focused money and resources on New Hampshire, Christie ended up in a disappointing sixth place Tuesday. Christie announced shortly after Tuesday's loss that he was retreating to New Jersey and would be reevaluating his campaign.
Another major hurdle to Christie's prospects was that he was very unlikely to make Saturday's CBS debate. Polling at seventh place nationwide and sixth in the next primary state of South Carolina, Christie faced an uphill battle with no clear path to victory.
His voice was lost in the crowd.
More winnowing and less whining.
He did his job just as his masters wanted....sabotage RINO Rubio.
Now it’s off to the next buffet bar!
That speech last night was a goodbye if I’ve ever heard one.
Its only a matter of time, Cruz and Trump have to come to a head soon.. as long as the establishment is fractured, they both can keep the status quo, but they both know, that with their combined totals likely being no more maximum than 55-60% of the vote in the best case, that if one of them doesn’t get knocked out and the establishment settles on a candidate, neither one of them are likely to win.
And as much as it excites most of us here, eventually the establishment is going to settle around a candidate.. Out of Iowa, it looked like Rubio was the most likely candidate, after NH, and Rubio’s self inflicted gunshot wound to the head, it looks honestly like Bush is the most likely candidate for this. I doubt Kasich can leverage NH into a sustained effort, not taking away his hard work at retail politics that helped him win NH, just don’t think he’s going to be much of a factor going forward.
And once an establishment candidate emerges, Trump nor Cruz will be able to win consistently as long as the other is still viable. The showdown is coming... and it’ll be a doozy.
Well if he is going to drop out I hope he lands on Rubio and Bush...
A big ole RINO Splat, nothing left but a grease stain! :)
He looked really sad in his speech last night. He knows he’s done. I just wonder where Christie’s support will go? I’m thinking maybe Trump because of his similar style. Any thoughts?
Christie drops out. Followed by a humongous CRASH!
I've always thought FioRINO was angling for the VEEP slot. However, if Bernie succeeds in trouncing Lady Macbeth, the need for a woman on the ticket will not be as paramount.
Dropping like a falling boulder...
Yep, I agree.
Crispy did us all a favor for cutting Rubio’s legs out from under him before he bowed out.
By reinflating Bush, Crispy just ensured the RINO vote will stay split until after Florida.
Basically, a repeat of Romney vs Gingrich/Santorum, where the combo of Gingrich/Santorum had double the votes of Romney, but because they were split Romney kept slightly winning primaries. That is what will happen, because once the EC is selected (be it Bush or Rubio or Kasich ...definitely one of the first two), you'll still have Trump and Cruz grinding against each other.
Just look at FR. The Trump vs Cruz war here is nasty and stupid and self-defeating, but the foolish oafs on both sides of that debate do NOT see that.
You want to know what's ironic? The same (silly) people fueling that war are the SAME ones who fueled the Santorum vs Gingrich war. Same same people, particularly the Santorum/Cruz camp (the Gingrich/Trump camp has some new members, but the Santorum/Cruz camp is the same people).
Anyway, this is why Bush is focusing on Rubio (and soon, Kasich). He knows once he's elected/selected as the EC, and as long as Trump/Cruz kill each other, he has the same chance Romney had in 2012.
And of course, he knows he can count on the Unelected Delegates (our version of Super Delegates) to support the Establishment Candidate. There is NO WAY the Unelected Delegates will support someone like Trump or Cruz (definitely not Cruz, who they hate more than Trump amazingly).
It may seem impossible after the Cruz win in Iowa and Trump's win in New Hampshire, but the Establishment still have a big chance of getting their nominee (whomever it will be) as the GOP nominee.
Now, back to your scheduled programming. Silly Cruz and silly Trump supporters trading barbs.
Idiots the lot!
I’d tell him to not let the door hit him on the way out, but he won’t fit.
I’m happy he took out Rubio’s kneecaps.
Otherwise .....
.... Bye.
Seriously? “The same people that supported Santorum support Cruz?” Not this voter. Not hardly...
Santorum was nothing more than a potted plant, financed and run by the Establishment to bleed voters away from any non-Establishment threat. Certainly there are some who were fooled by his bible-thumping (See: The Huckster), but many of the posters here on FR were sock-puppets. This sock-puppetry is even more pronounced now, as the importance of social media has made it a valuable battlespace to dominate.
Just read what the sock-puppets say. It is repeated by the next, and the next, and the next almost verbatim. These are not Freepers, these are paid shills.
Can't believe I'm first for this.
Caterers in South Carolina hardest hit.
The diet was.a.complete waste
Now he’ll have more time to eat. Good for him.
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